Book reviews
The Birth of Cool
When Elmore Leonard died in 2013, he was the undisputed king of crime fiction.…
Finding Meaning in Our Menus
A framed menu from the Chanticleer, circa 1987, hangs on my kitchen wall.…
The World at War and the Coming of the Peace
Is there a single volume that could possibly encompass all that the Second World…
America’s Social Justice Affliction
Thomas Chatterton Williams is a well-known essayist and author, now age 44 and…
He’s Got Mail
March 2020 was a very bad month for Stephen Starring Grant. He was hustling to…
The Kids Stay in the Picture
In his new book, Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen…
Jews in Revolt
Jews are said to be noted for their resilience, resilience defined as the…
Sam Altman Has Some Unfinished Business
Just a few months after OpenAI released ChatGPT—the viral artificial…
Days of Wine and Junkets
Around two decades ago, I worked for the London offshoot of Condé Nast as an…
The Revolution That Fell Short
Radical mythology deemed December 14, 1825, the beginning of the Russian…
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